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andre3000 (of outkast) has said in a few interviews how "the shit aphex twin and squarepusher are doing - that absolutely blows my mind" or something along those lines. this track, 'my favorite things' from hiis new album, is most definitely telling of that. basically, it's a fast drum'n'bass drum track ala drukqs/lots of squarepusher, and piano playing the popular song from "the sound of music". plus lots of jazzy piano licks, reminiscent of olde squarepusher. so, maybe this is like his tribute to his "favorite things"? |
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yea it's a great cover version.. it's fun. i think it's more drum 'n' bass than drill 'n' bass but it's nicely done nonetheless. he probably didn't say it blows his mind (a lot of outkast's and/or organized noize's productions are better than squarepusher's, once in a while even better than richard's, so it's not like their stuff is brand new or extremely radical to him) but he's acknowledged that he's a fan of aphex, squarepusher, and a bunch of other electronic and experimental groups.. |
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yeah, i know for sure he's said that aphex/squarepusher blows him away/blows his mind in an interview with muzik magazine earlier this year. but what do i know? the first outkast i've ever really listened to is this album. |
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... and the boulder continues to roll down the hill, unto the unsuspecting pop fans, who will have no idea of what is about to hit them... |
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Andre rules. That track is pretty cool. Everyone should own a copy of the love below. Speakerboxxx...ehh i dunno about that. |
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the production on "reset" and "war" is better than most of the production on the love below speakerboxxx is for hip-hop fans.. love below is for fans of music in general.. some love both, some love one or the other.. aphex and squarepusher homages are mad old btw, as long as these two have been making music there have been more popular artists (in rock and hip-hop) who have been borrowing ideas from them. some really unlikely people are massive aphex fans, like lou barlow (sebadoh, folk implosion) and pretty much every hip-hop producer worth listening to. |
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a lot of outkast's and/or organized noize's productions are better than squarepusher's, once in a while even better than richard's, so it's not like their stuff is brand new or extremely radical to him now you know that is not true |
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except that i know that it is. i don't know how long you've been listening to outkast but don't front because you have other issues with them. i didn't say they do IDM/drill 'n' bass/nerdy music better or even at all, just that their production (and i'm mostly talking about organized noize and mr. dj here) is on par creatively and often exeeds at least squarepusher's in creativity and skill. |
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wow you peopele need culture mannnnn. how can you have a thread about andre''s my favorite things without mentioning coltane at all. thats the whole reason he did the song. coltrane did like 5 million versions of it, each one more fucked up than the next. coltrane is some shit that just about everyone should check out. hes is the original master of cool. CMON! |
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i actually have been meaning to check out some coltrane. *fires slsk up* |
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I think you're overstating things a bit here |
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and i obviously think you're understating things, either because of recent personal issues w/ their new album or just out of not really knowing them as well as i do. sorry to step on your toes with squarepusher and aphex but obviously i'm a fan too or i wouldn't be here. |
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name one song that they've done that would have lead to a more blahzay reception of squarepusher or aphex twin |
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anyone have a link for that interview ? |
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i'm not sure what you're asking. squarepusher and outkast sound nothing alike so i'm not going to name songs that would somehow parallel each other in any explicit way. i think all of the outkast albums minus the first one can go toe to toe with any of squarepusher's as far as creative and exciting production goes. and while tom's made quite a few boring albums and ep's where most of the tracks sound alike and/or are just dull and about 10% as good as it should be given past efforts, nothing outkast has released has ever been worse than or even merely on par with the previous release. organized noize and earthtone III (and mr. dj, andre, and big boi separately) always push forward and have yet to run out of interesting and even bizarre and insane ideas. i'm not going to name songs, it's whole albums. pick songs at random if you like. |
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they're different when compared with other hiphop.. and more listenable than most squarepusher.. but I think andre meant it when he said he was blown away by those artists' work.. because it is nothing like anything he'd heard before.. and certainly more clever/complex |
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honeslty i dont see how anyone who hasnt heard idm before cant be blown away by 7\ |
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find me one of these recent interviews where andre is saying he is JUST getting into aphex and that this totally new music is blowing him away. because i really don't believe that he's some kind of brand new fan to either aphex or electronic music. i mean give these guys some credit. i know what instruments they play and the music they own and listen to. not just andre either. i think people write off outkast (especially big boi) majorly and that's my whole point in this thread. |
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this isn't from a recent interview |
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outkast and squarepusher/afx are apples and fucking oranges, so what's the point in comparing tracks/albums or using one to slag off the other? also, why is it so hard to believe that they blow dre's mind? if dre was trying to mimic squarepusher on my favorite things, I'd say he failed, although it is a nice inclusion on the album. squarepusher made a pretty bangin hip hop track himself with do you know squarepusher. they're both some of the best at what they do. you're on my team starting first string, so why are we arguing? |
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hahaha you gotta be fucking kidding me andre's album is a coaster compared to thepusherofsqaures (meaning you put a wet drink on top of it, or play frizbee w/ it, either or) |
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there is no way andre listened to aphex or squarepusher when their first album dropped southern-playa-listic-cadillac etc - was HARDLY forward thinking or cutting edge oh yeah i had that album before mtv played it - so im not a real fan...hahaha (sarcasm) |
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"why is it so hard to believe that they blow dre's mind?" why is it so hard to believe that they DIDN'T? besides, i've yet to see any interview where either of them have said this. they BOTH have said they're fans of aphex and squarepusher, i've never read either of them saying that they were blown away, knocked to the floor, whatever by it. just fans. "if dre was trying to mimic squarepusher on my favorite things, I'd say he failed, although it is a nice inclusion on the album." only spoonz was saying it's like squarepusher. i really doubt andre was attempting to imitate anyone specific, and mostly it's a drum 'n' bass rhythm, not drill or IDM. basically it was like combining coltrane's classic interpretation of the song with classic mid-'90s drum 'n' bass. |
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"besides, i've yet to see any interview where either of them have said this." therefore it doesn't exist. I see your point. |
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no, therefore someone needs to come up with it. if it exists surely one of you for sure have a link or a copy of the article and can quote it directly. the fact that not a single one of you can suggests that it just might not exist. |
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or it might just suggest that none of us cares enough about it to go on a scavenger hunt. |
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i'll scan it tonight, if you want it that bad :) no no no, i'll scan it NOW. up on my site withing 10 mins. |
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for your convenience. (sorry about scan quality, my scanner has gone to shite) |
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and if you want the full 4 page interview scanned, i'll try to do that tonight. no promises, tho ! |
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andre 3000 is the man!!!! |
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cool! thanks for that. i stand corrected, which i'm fine with. they have good taste in music and they're really quite generous complimenting their influences (not just aphex and squarepusher but most artists they talk about positively in interviews). the sharpie marker was a cute touch! |
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"i just wanted to say happy valintines day every day the 14th" share the love guys, cmon! |
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speakerboxxx rules ya'll i mean, jay-z is on there! |
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